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Teresa Mc KennaAssociate Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity, and Spanish and PortugueseContact Information E-mail: tmckenna@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-8276 Office: THH 420 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of California - Los Angeles, 6/1980
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M.A. Comparative Literature, University of California - Los Angeles, 6/1974
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B.A. English, University of California - Los Angeles, 6/1972
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Postdoctoral Training |
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Visiting Professor of English, University of Texas at Austin, 1983-1984
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Tenure Track Appointments |
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Associate Professor of English, University of Southern California, 09/1979-
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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Visiting Professor, The University of Kansas, 1988-1989
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Visiting Professor of English and Chicano Fellows Program, Stanford University, 1986-1987
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PostDoctoral Appointments |
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Visiting Professor of English, The University of Texas at Austin, 1983-1984
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor McKenna studies 20th-century American literature, comparative literature (politics and the novel), literatures of the Americas in cross-cultural perspective, Chicano and Chicana literature of the 20th century, Third World women in literature. Throughout her career, she has researched the study of literature and cultural theory, literature and psychoanalysis, literature and politics, and gender issues. Chicano/Latino Studies; American Studies; Feminist Theory; Race and Representation | |
Research Keywords |
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| chicano and latino studies, american studies, feminist theory, race and representation, literature and psychoanalysis, literature and cultural theory, gender issues | |
Research Specialties |
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| (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1980) Associate Professor of English and ASE: Chicano/a and Latino/a literature; 20th century American literature and culture; ethnic American literature; gender and race. | |
Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions |
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Tomas Rivera Center, Postdoctoral Fellow
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Bringing 'Las Americas' Back Into the American Classroom", National Council of Teachers of English, Keynote Lecture, Paper, University of San Francisco, Invited, 2002-2003
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"Reflections on the Chicano Movement: A Memoir", The Chicano Movement: A Retrospective, Lecture/Seminar, Paper, University of California Riverside, Invited, 2002-2003
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"The Obsidian Mirror:Claiming the Stranger's Face in Chicano/Latino Studies", Lecture/Seminar, Paper, The University of Texas at Austin, The Department of English and Center for Mexican A, Invited,
Fall
1997
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"The Feast of Time:Politics and the Comic in Rolando Hinojosa's "Klail City Death Trip Series"", The Rolando Hinojosa Symposium, Lecture/Seminar, Paper, Invited,
Spring
1997
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"Migrant Song: Continuity and Change in Chicana/o Literature and Art", Redescubriendo Nuestra Historia, Mexican Los Angeles, 1781-1996, Lecture/Seminar, Paper, Los Angeles, California, Mexican Consulate and City of Los Angeles, Invited,
Spring
1996
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"Issues in Latino/Hispanic Literature: Regionalism and Multiethnicity in U.S. Literature", American Studies Institute, Lecture/Seminar, University of California Los Angeles, Invited,
Spring
1994
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"Estoy Bailando: Pat Mora's Border Aesthetics", American Literature Association, Lecture/Seminar, Refereed Paper, San Antonio, Texas,
Fall
1993
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"Roses are [not] Rosas: Chicano Movement Rhetoric Counters Modernism in "The Ballad of Billy Rivera," by Juan Gomez-Quinones", American Studies Association, Lecture/Seminar, Refereed Paper, Boston, Massachusetts,
Fall
1993
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"Politics, Process and Pedagogy: Walking the Thin Line of Difference in Multicultural Theory and Practice", Conference on Ethnic Studies, Lecture/Seminar, Pennsylvania State University, Invited,
Spring
1993
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"The CARA Exhibition Project: A Case Study of Collaboration on the Arts", European American Studies Association, Lecture/Seminar, Refereed Paper, Seville, Spain, 1991-1992
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"Ballads and Balladeers: The Corrido Tradition and the Construction of Gendered Narrative Voice in Two Chicano Poems", Meetings of the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature, Lecture/Seminar, Refereed Paper, Nice, France,
Spring
1991
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"Engendering the BorderL Towards a Chicana Aesthetic", Lecture/Seminar, Paper, Stanford University, Invited,
Spring
1991
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Other Presentations |
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"Chicano Art Collectors Anonymous Exhibition: Perspective", Scholars Convocation, The Getty Research Center, Los Angeles, California,
Fall
2000
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Director, Chicano/Latino Studies, 09/2000-08/2004
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Director (Iterim), Program in American Studies and Ethnicity, 2002-2003
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Chair, Department of English, 07/1993-08/1998
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Director, Chicano/Latino Studies, 09/1994-08/1995
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Committees |
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Member, Executive Committee, Department of English, 2007-2008
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Service to the Profession |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Executive Committee and Editorial Committee, 09/1988-08/1991
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Committees |
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Member, Executive Committee, Department of English, 2009-2010
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Chair, Search Committee, Ethnic Literatures, 2007-2008
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Member, Executive Committee, Program in American Studies and Ethnicity, 2006-2007
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Chair, Selection Committee, Mellon Postoctoral Fellow,
Spring
2007
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Conferences Organized |
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Planning Committee Member, Redescubriendo Nuestra Historia/Mexican Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Conference on Mexican/Chicano History and the Arts, 09/1994-07/2000
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Member, Planning Committee, American Studies Association, Miami , Conference on Race, Ethnicity and Gender, 1987-1988
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Co-Editor, Aztlan: International Journal of Chicano Studies, 09/1970-09/1985
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Professional Memberships |
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American Studies Association, 09/2006-09/2009
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Review Panels |
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Ford Foundation, Humanities Panel, 09/1990-06/2004
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Reviewer for Publication |
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SIGNS, Chicana/Latina literature, 1988-1989
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PMLA, Modern Language Association, Chicano/Latino Literature, 09/1988-07/1989
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The Norton Anthology of American Literature, The Modern Language Association, Chicano/Latino Literature, 1987-1988
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Media, Alumni, and Community Relations |
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Board of Directors, Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, 09/1999-09/2005
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Scholar Consultant, "!Chicano!" A Documentary History of the Chicano Movement, 09/1993-06/1996
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Chair, Executive Committee, CARA: Chicano Art, Resistance and Affirmation, An Interpretive Exhibition of Chicano Art, 09/1988-07/1990
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Other Service to the Profession |
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Ford Foundation Liaison, 09/1999-
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